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BILOXI, Miss. (Tribune News Service) — A civilian contractor charged in the fatal wreck that killed one airman and critically injured three others at Keesler Air Force base had taken the herbal …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2021-07-31/keesler-air-force-base-airman-killed-kratom-2383913.html

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John Alexander, with Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society, said his group had approved loans or grants of $1.4 million to more than 3,700 “clients” from Gulfport and Pascagoula, Miss …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/military-update-military-s-relief-groups-ease-burden-on-troops-displaced-by-katrina-1.38589

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Combatives training in the 75th Ranger Regiment may soon become a bit more intense, as the son of a hall-of-fame martial artist enlisted recently with hopes of donning the unit’s tan beret.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-10-05/rangers-gracie-mma-ufc-enlist-3130595.html

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In New York alone, 2,753 people died when terrorists linked to al-Qaida flew two hijacked airliners into the towers. Among the dead were 60 New York police officers and 343 firefighters and …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-09-11/yokota-air-base-japan-9/11-stair-climb-11336088.html

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Oct 2, 2024 – Marine Corps aircraft, including MV-22B Ospreys and CH-53E Super Stallions, prepare to depart Ie Shima, Okinawa, Oct. 31, 2015. (William Hester/U.S. Marine Corps)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-10-01/okinawa-ie-shima-runway-parachute-15376081.html

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U.S. Marine Corps recruits eat Meals, Ready to Eat at Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Ga., Sept 4, 2019. A study published in October 2019 found that eating only MREs for 21 days has hardly …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/don-t-blame-mres-for-your-gastrointestinal-discomfort-army-scientists-say-1.604225

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Another Marine with the F-35Bs, Gunnery Sgt. Terrence Hubbard, 35, of New Albany, Ind., said he’s seen wallabies, snakes, spiders, colorful birds and bats during the mission.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-09-02/marine-corps-f35-tindal-australia-7186562.html

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Feb 24, 2023 – A former soldier who was arrested Thursday in Florida is charged with the murder of a 19-year-old private on an Army base in Germany more than 20 years ago, law enforcement officials said.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-02-24/army-cold-case-murder-germany-9238525.html

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Apr 16, 2024 – The Army Reserve’s 364th Expeditionary Sustainment Command has deployed to the Middle East. The command, based in Marysville, Wash., recently deployed from Fort Cavazos, Texas, as part of a pre …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-04-16/364th-sustainment-command-middle-east-13568845.html

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Apr 1, 2024 – Monk’s claim is on behalf of all Black applicants for veterans benefits administered by the VA or its predecessor since Jan. 1, 1945. Underhill’s ruling issued Friday in the U.S. District …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2024-04-01/veterans-lawsuit-racial-discrimination-disability-claims-13468332.html

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Air Force F-22 stealth fighters arrived in Singapore on Wednesday for several days of combat and air-to-air refueling exercises over the South China Sea, according to U.S. and Singaporean officials.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-08-23/raptors-singapore-south-china-sea-14952304.html

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He’s reported from East Germany, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Britain, France and across the U.S. He has a master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-05-10/navy-reservist-dead-middle-east-13820220.html

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Derr and Swaney met in 2004 at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina. They bonded while working as F-16 mechanics. Swaney was “one of those guys always willing to help regardless of the job …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2021-12-08/airman-runs-to-honor-friend-lost-to-suicide-3895571.html

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Just last month, a Marine Corps pilot was likely automatically ejected by his F-35 over a populated area in South Carolina before the $100 million aircraft crashed.

https://www.stripes.com/opinion/2023-10-24/us-military-has-readiness-problem-11817159.html

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Dec 13, 2023 – AVIANO, Italy — For three U.S. Army paratroopers stationed in the Italian city of Vicenza, weeks of special operations training in the wilds of Colombia came with bug bites, hardships galore …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-12-13/lanceros-173rd-colombia-ranger-12345553.html

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WARRENTON, Ore. (Tribune News Service) — A new leader has taken command of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River. Capt. Scott Jackson relieved retiring Capt. Jeremy Smith at a change-of-command …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/coast_guard/2021-08-15/us-coast-guard-sector-columbia-river-oregon-new-commander-2564128.html

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Last year, the population had grown to more than 600 mating pairs, and Fort Stewart has begun giving away some of its young woodpeckers to other locations in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-06-23/Fort-Stewart-controlled-burns-program-keeps-soldiers-training-in-the-woods-1783784.html

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Apr 2, 2024 – Wagner’s a graduate of The Citadel in South Carolina and an Iraq war veteran. He most recently had served as operations officer for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, according to the Marines. …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2024-04-02/marine-commander-fired-camp-pendleton-13473352.html

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Feb 5, 2024 – The nearly sunless days and deep-freeze temperatures were unlike any winter back home in Yadkinville, a North Carolina town of roughly 3,000 residents about 30 minutes west of Winston-Salem …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-02-05/alaska-army-soldiers-winter-arctic-12907501.html

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U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 125th Cyber Protection Battalion, South Carolina National Guard, work with the city of Beaufort and other regional organizations as they conduct their …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-01-20/south-carolina-national-guard-cyber-compound-4357991.html

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